Nigerian gridiron football player (born 1991)
American football player
Obum Gwacham Gwacham with the New York Jets in 2017
Position: Defensive end Born: (1991-03-20 ) March 20, 1991 (age 33) Onitsha , NigeriaHeight: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Weight: 244 lb (111 kg) High school: Ayala (Chino Hills, California )College: Oregon State NFL draft: 2015 / round: 6 / pick: 209
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Obum Gwacham (born March 20, 1991) is a Nigerian former professional football defensive end . He played college football for the Oregon State Beavers . He was a member of the Seattle Seahawks , New Orleans Saints , Arizona Cardinals , New York Jets , Arizona Hotshots , Indianapolis Colts , Tampa Bay Vipers and BC Lions .
College career
Gwacham converted from wide receiver to defensive end for his senior season at Oregon State .[ 1]
Professional career
Seattle Seahawks
On Saturday, May 2, 2015, Gwacham was selected by the Seattle Seahawks with the 209th pick in the sixth round of the 2015 NFL draft .[ 2]
On September 5, 2015, he was waived by the Seahawks.
New Orleans Saints
On September 6, 2015, he was claimed off waivers by the New Orleans Saints .[ 3] He was placed on injured reserve on September 28, 2016.[ 4] On September 2, 2017, the Saints released Gwacham.[ 5]
Arizona Cardinals
On September 4, 2017, Gwacham was signed to the practice squad of the Arizona Cardinals .[ 6]
New York Jets
On October 4, 2017, Gwacham was signed by the New York Jets off the Cardinals' practice squad.[ 7]
On August 31, 2018, Gwacham was waived by the Jets.[ 8]
Arizona Hotshots
In 2019, Gwacham joined the Arizona Hotshots of the Alliance of American Football .[ 9]
Indianapolis Colts
On June 13, 2019, Gwacham signed with the Indianapolis Colts .[ 10] He was released on August 31, 2019.[ 11]
Tampa Bay Vipers
Gwacham was selected by the Tampa Bay Vipers
of the XFL in the 21st Round (round one of phase three) of the 2020 XFL Draft .[ 12] He was placed on injured reserve before the start of the season on January 21, 2020.[ 13] [ 14] He was activated from injured reserve on February 24, 2020.[ 15] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[ 16]
BC Lions
Gwacham signed with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League on December 9, 2020.[ 17] He became a free agent after the 2022 season.[ 18]
NFL career statistics
Regular season
Year
Team
Games
Tackles
Interceptions
Fumbles
GP
GS
Comb
Solo
Ast
TFL
Sck
PD
Int
Yds
Avg
Lng
FF
FR
2015
NOR
9
0
8
7
1
2
2.5
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2016
NOR
1
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2017
NYJ
5
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Career
15
0
10
7
3
2
2.5
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Source: [1]
Personal life
Gwacham was born in Nigeria but moved to Chino Hills, California with his family when he was seven.[ 19]
Notes
^ "Obum Gwacham" . osubeavers.com. Retrieved June 1, 2024 .
^ Knox, Kristopher (May 2, 2015). "Obum Gwacham to Seattle Seahawks: Full Draft-Pick Breakdown" . Bleacher Report . Retrieved February 5, 2024 .
^ "New Orleans Saints announce practice squad moves, waiver claims" . NewOrleansSaints.com . September 6, 2015. Archived from the original on September 23, 2017. Retrieved July 23, 2018 .
^ Katzenstein, Josh. "New Orleans Saints place DE Obum Gwacham on injured reserve, source says" . NOLA.com . Retrieved September 28, 2016 .
^ "New Orleans Saints make 37 roster moves" . NewOrleansSaints.com . September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on October 7, 2017.
^ Cox, Seth (September 4, 2017). "Arizona Cardinals add Andy Lee, release Matt Wile and make two more roster moves" . RevengeOfTheBirds.com .
^ Allen, Eric (October 4, 2017). "Jets Sign DL Stinson and OLB Gwacham" . NewYorkJets.com . Archived from the original on December 7, 2017.
^ Lange, Randy (August 31, 2018). "Jets Cut 18 Players on Their Way to 53-Player Active Roster" . NewYorkJets.com .
^ Root, Jess (January 31, 2019). "14 former end-of-roster, practice squad Cardinals on AAF's Arizona Hotshots" . USA Today . Cards Wire. Retrieved February 5, 2019 .
^ "Colts Sign DE Obum Gwacham; Waive DT Chunky Clements" . Colts.com . June 13, 2019.
^ Walker, Andrew (August 31, 2019). "Colts Announce Final 2019 Roster Cuts" . Colts.com .
^ Daniels, Tim (October 15, 2019). "XFL Draft 2019 Results: Rosters, Day 1 Selections for Each Team" . Bleacher Report . Retrieved October 16, 2019 .
^ Talbot, Damond (January 22, 2020). "A Full List of XFL Roster Cuts, Who was released today?" . NFLDraftDiamonds.com . Retrieved January 25, 2020 .
^ "XFL Injured Reserve" . XFL.com . Retrieved February 6, 2020 .
^ "XFL Transactions" . XFL.com . Retrieved February 25, 2020 .
^ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue" . SeattleTimes.com . Retrieved July 17, 2020 .
^ "Lions Add Americans Bonner, Gwacham and Jones To Roster" . BCLions.com . December 9, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2020 .
^ "2023 CFL free agent rankings: defensive linemen" . 3downnation.com. February 10, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2024 .
^ "Determination led Obum Gwacham to his dream" . July 10, 2015.
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